Emergency Situations Minister and the US Ambassador to Armenia discuss cooperation prospects

ArmInfo. Minister of Emergency Situations of Armenia Hrachya Rostomyan received the US Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills on July 11, the press service of the ministry
informs.

According to the source, Rostomyan noted that he hopes that all
agreements on cooperation between the Ministry of Emergency
Situations of Armenia and the US Embassy will be continuous. "We also
realize the importance of developing new cooperation programs in the
field of emergency situations, especially in the field of seismic
safety," the Minister said.

In turn, Mills noted that the US Embassy has closely cooperated with
the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia for quite a long
time. "We are ready to continue cooperation, and we hope that you
will be able to find new ways of working together," Mills said.
Concerning the prospects of seismic cooperation, the Ambassador said
that the American side can provide expert support.

During the meeting, the parties discussed a number of joint programs,
in particular, fire stations, fire fighting capabilities,
firefighting and joint exercises. In this context, Minister of
Emergency Situations Hrachya Rostomyan stressed that he instructed to
study the technical condition of fire stations in the country and
bring them in line with the basic standards. He also noted that this
year because of the high- temperature the number of fires has
increased, and in this connection the Ministry of Emergency
Situations is working to prevent fires, also by informing
inhabitants.